Talk:Transparent wood composite

COI edit request: Addition to Applications section

I have a conflict of interest regarding this topic, as I am involved in the project described below. I therefore do not intend to edit the article directly.

I would like to propose adding a short implementation example to the "Applications" section. In May 2026, students at Nagaoka Institute of Design installed a bench-shaped lantern incorporating transparent wood under the gangi, a traditional covered walkway in snowy regions, in front of the Goze Museum Takada in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The translucent wood panels were used as part of a lighting design depicting Takada goze (visually impaired female musicians) walking through a snowy arcade.

Possible sources:

• Joetsu Times, "ベンチ型あんどんの新作 長岡造形大の「木匠塾」寄贈 上越市 瞽女ミュージアムに設置" [New bench-shaped lantern donated by Nagaoka Institute of Design's Mokushōjuku: Installed at the Goze Museum in Joetsu City], 13 May 2026. https://j-times.jp/archives/136971

• Joetsu Town Journal, "夜の雁木通りに高田瞽女の姿浮かび上がる 上越市東本町1に「瞽女木行灯」" [Takada Goze figures emerge on the night gangi arcade: "Goze Mokudon" at Higashihoncho 1, Joetsu City], 14 May 2026. https://www.joetsutj.com/2026/05/14/185057

Would other editors consider this a suitable short example for the applications section? If so, I have drafted a proposed text block below that can be easily copied and pasted into the article.

Proposed text:

In May 2026, transparent wood was used in a bench-shaped lantern installed in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Students from Nagaoka Institute of Design incorporated translucent wood panels into the lantern, which was placed under a gangi covered walkway in front of the Goze Museum Takada. Backlit by LEDs, the panels depict Takada goze walking through a snowy arcade."ベンチ型あんどんの新作 長岡造形大の「木匠塾」寄贈 上越市 瞽女ミュージアムに設置" [New bench-shaped lantern donated by Nagaoka Institute of Design's Mokushōjuku: Installed at the Goze Museum in Joetsu City]. Joetsu Times (in Japanese). 13 May 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026."夜の雁木通りに高田瞽女の姿浮かび上がる 上越市東本町1に「瞽女木行灯」" [Takada Goze figures emerge on the night gangi arcade: "Goze Mokudon" at Higashihoncho 1, Joetsu City]. Joetsu Town Journal (in Japanese). 14 May 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.

ArchandEng Lab (talk) 09:32, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

If this mention is going to be made, then an image file should accompany it. Text placed in an application section means nothing if those applications can't be seen with the reader's eyes. The text description leaves a lot to be desired; wood was used in a bench-shaped lantern installed in Joetsu. A lantern and a bench are such opposites as far as shape, size and function go, that to describe something as a "bench shaped lantern" one immediately thinks of a sofa shaped 500,000 lumen spotlight roughly the size of a small bus. And I bet, what it really looks like will be nothing like I imagined, demonstrating the raw power of an image. Regards  Spintendo  02:16, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for your feedback. I have uploaded four freely licensed images to Wikimedia Commons:

• File:Goze Mokudon bench-shaped andon lantern under gangi at Goze Museum Takada, Joetsu.jpg – installation view under the gangi covered walkway
• File:Goze Mokudon bench-shaped andon lantern with transparent wood panels, daytime front view.jpg – daytime front view
• File:Goze Mokudon bench-shaped andon lantern with transparent wood panels, night front view.jpg – night front view showing the LED-backlit transparent wood panels
• File:LED-backlit transparent wood panels in Goze Mokudon bench-shaped andon lantern.jpg – close-up of the transparent wood panels

I think the installation view under the gangi covered walkway may be the most suitable image for the article, since it shows the object in its actual application context: a bench-shaped andon lantern placed under a traditional covered walkway. The night front view and close-up image are also available on Commons as supplementary documentation of the LED-backlit transparent wood panels.

Because I have a conflict of interest, I will not add the text or image to the article myself. I would be grateful if independent editors could review whether the following short application example, with one appropriate image, would be suitable for the Applications section.

Proposed text:

In 2026, students at Nagaoka Institute of Design installed Goze Mokudon, a bench-shaped andon lantern incorporating transparent wood panels, in front of the Goze Museum Takada in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Measuring approximately 40 cm high, 100 cm long, and 38 cm wide, the work uses LED-backlit transparent wood panels depicting Takada goze walking through a snowy gangi covered walkway.^[1][2]

References

Suggested image:

File:Goze Mokudon bench-shaped andon lantern under gangi at Goze Museum Takada, Joetsu.jpg

Suggested image markup, if an independent editor decides to add it:

[[File:Goze Mokudon bench-shaped andon lantern under gangi at Goze Museum Takada, Joetsu.jpg|thumb|Goze Mokudon, a bench-shaped andon lantern incorporating transparent wood panels, installed under a gangi covered walkway at the Goze Museum Takada in Joetsu, Japan.]]

--ArchandEng Lab (talk) 08:12, 25 June 2026 (UTC)

COI edit request: Add Goze Mokudon as an application example with image

I have a conflict of interest regarding this topic, as I am involved in the project described below. I previously proposed a short application example, and an editor noted that an image should accompany the text. In response, I have uploaded freely licensed images to Wikimedia Commons and revised the proposed wording below.

I would like to request adding the following short implementation example to the “Applications” section, with one accompanying image.

Specific text to add:

In 2026, students at Nagaoka Institute of Design installed Goze Mokudon, a bench-shaped andon lantern incorporating transparent wood panels, in front of the Goze Museum Takada in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Measuring approximately 40 cm high, 100 cm long, and 38 cm wide, the work uses LED-backlit transparent wood panels depicting Takada goze walking through a snowy gangi covered walkway.^[1][2]

Suggested image:

[[File:Goze Mokudon bench-shaped andon lantern under gangi at Goze Museum Takada, Joetsu.jpg|thumb|Goze Mokudon, a bench-shaped andon lantern incorporating transparent wood panels, installed under a gangi covered walkway at the Goze Museum Takada in Joetsu, Japan.]]

Reason for the change:

This would add a sourced real-world implementation example of transparent wood in a lighting application. The suggested image addresses the previous concern that the application should be visible to readers rather than described only in text.

References:

ArchandEng Lab (talk) 03:15, 29 June 2026 (UTC)